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Chile wildfires rage on

Chilean firefighters are still fighting hard against raging forest fires, described as the worst in the country’s history.

Chile

Chile wildfires: at least 11 dead

At least 11 people are now reported to have died in Chile, following wildfires which have been described as the worst in the country’s history Many of those killed are firefighters battling more than

France

French actress Emmanuelle Riva dies aged 89

French actress Emmanuelle Riva has died at the age of 89.

USA

NASA remembers Challenger and Apollo 1 disasters

31-years ago the Challenger Space shuttle broke apart little more than a minute after taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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United Kingdom

RIP Sir John Hurt acclaimed British actor dies at 77

Acclaimed British actor Sir John Hurt dies at 77

Italy

Italy avalanche: rescue operation over as final bodies retrieved

The search and rescue operation at the avalanche-hit Hotel Rigopiano is over.

USA

US actress Mary Tyler Moore dies aged 80

The multi-Emmy award winning US actress Mary Tyler Moore has died at the age of 80.

Somalia

Somalia: death toll rises in Mogadishu hotel bombings

The number of confirmed dead from a dual attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 28 on Wednesday, according to the ambulance service in the Somali capital.

Iran

Five more bodies found after Tehran building collapse

At least 20 firefighters were killed when the 17-storey building collapsed after being engulfed by fire.

USA

Facebook Live: child suicide

A 14-year-old foster child from Florida broadcast her own suicide live on social media

Italy

Italy: Avalanche death toll rises as quake-hit Italians protest

More bodies have been found in the buried ruins of a hotel in central Italy, razed by an avalanche a week ago today.

Somalia

Somalia: Al Shabaab claims deadly hotel attack

A combined suicide bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left a number of people dead and injured.

Italy

Italy holds first funerals for avalanche dead

The first funerals for victims killed in the hotel Rigopiano in central Italy, which was destroyed by an avalanche last week, have been held.

Italy

Six killed in Italy after rescue helicopter crashes

Six people have been killed in central Italy after a rescue helicopter crashed.

Italy

Body of seventh victim found in Italy hotel avalanche

The body of a seventh victim has been found amid the ruins of a mountain hotel in central Italy following last week’s avalanche.

India

Foul play not ruled out in deadly train derailment in eastern India

At least 36 people were killed when nine carriages of an express train came off the tracks in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Italy

Six people found alive in Italian hotel destroyed by avalanche

Hopes had been fading fast of finding any of the 30 people including four children reported missing

Iran

Tehran building collapse: search for missing firefighters

Rescuers are digging through the rubble of a collapsed building in Tehran, Iran, looking for as many as 25 missing people including firefighters.

World News

Three killed and 20 injured as car ploughs into Melbourne pedestrians

A driver has ploughed his car into pedestrians in a busy street in Melbourne, Australia, killing three people including a young child

Italy

Desperate search for survivors of avalanche-hit hotel in Italy continues into the night

Rescue workers face treacherous conditions as they fight against time and the elements to find survivors after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy, hours after a series of str